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20+ Years of Employer Defense

Two Decades of Defense.
Zero Adverse Actions.

One system combining workplace investigations, targeted compliance training, an employee hotline, and management consulting into a single documented defense.

20+
Years Defending Employers
0
Adverse EEOC Actions
$660M
Recovered by the EEOC for Discrimination Victims in FY2025
Source: EEOC FY2025 report
88,201
New EEOC Charges in FY2025
Source: EEOC charge data
The Risk Is Real

One complaint can cost more than your annual revenue

Without a documented compliance program, the strongest employer defense has nothing to stand on. Most employers find out the hard way.

$160K
Average cost to defend and settle an employment charge (2017 claims study)
Win or lose, you pay.
Source: Hiscox, 2017 Guide to Employee Lawsuits
$200K
Median judgment when an employment case goes to trial (2015 claims study)
One in four judgments tops $500,000.
Source: Hiscox, Guide to Employee Lawsuits
$21M
The EEOC's largest workplace settlement in nearly 20 years
A 2025 harassment case. It only takes one.
Source: EEOC, Columbia University settlement (2025)
The empathiHR System

We don't just train. We investigate, protect, and defend.

Four integrated pillars that build the documented program a defense stands on, before an EEOC charge ever arrives.

Targeted Compliance Training

Harassment, discrimination, and workplace misconduct training built specifically to document the reasonable care a defense requires. Role-specific, state-compliant, and documented.

Workplace Investigations

Video-documented investigations that capture statements before coaching or outside influence. Procedurally rigorous, operationally thorough, and built for scrutiny.

Third-Party Reporting Hotline

24/7 anonymous reporting by phone, email, or web. Employees report to a neutral third party, not the people they work with. Documented. Timestamped.

Affirmative Defense Program

The legal framework the Supreme Court established in Faragher/Ellerth. We build, document, and maintain the program that defense depends on.

Industries We Serve

Compliance built for your industry

Automotive Dealerships

Sales floor culture, high turnover, and commission pressure make dealerships uniquely vulnerable.

See How We Protect Dealerships
Industry Insight

65% of women in the auto industry report unwanted sexual advances at work (2017 Automotive News Project XX survey).

Why empathiHR vs. the alternatives

Feature
empathiHR
In-House HR
Training Only
Workplace Investigations
Harassment & Misconduct Training
Third-Party Reporting Hotline
Faragher/Ellerth Defense Documentation
Video-Documented Investigations
Quarterly Proactive Detection
State-Specific Compliance
Management Consulting

Don't wait for the charge to arrive.

A 30-minute compliance assessment can reveal the gaps in your defense. In our assessments, most employers show gaps in at least three areas.